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| Tarsus (pl., tarsi) |
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The ankle (or corresponding part of the hindlimb)
in terrestrial vertebrates, consisting of a
number of small bones (tarsals). The number
of tarsal bones varies with the species: humans,
for example, have seven. |
| Tegmina |
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Forewings.
Tegmina = forewings, tegmen = forewing. |
| Terrestrial |
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living on the ground. |
| Tergum (pl., tergit) |
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The protective cuticle found on the dorsal
surface of body segments in arthtopods. |
| Thoracic |
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Referring to the thorax (i.e. middle section
of the insect's body). |
| Thorax |
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The middle section of an insect's body, which
bears the legs and wings. |
| Tibia |
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The forth leg segment between the femur and
the tarsus. In mantids the tibia has sharp spines
used to catch and hold prey. |
| Tubercles |
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Short, blunt, knobbly spikes, seen on the
thorax of many phasmid species. |
| Trogloxene |
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Any organism that spends some of his time
in dark caves. |
| Trochanter |
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1.)Any of several bony knobs on the femur
of vertebrates to which muscles are attached.
2.) The second segment of an insect’s
leg, between the coax and femur. |
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